Burial-casket.



7 W. G. THOMPSON.

BURIAL CASKET.

APPLICATION man APB-11,1912 RENEWED FEB. 21. I911.

1,238,219. PatentedAug. 28,1917.

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ATTORNEK WILLIAM G. THOMPSON, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 28, 1917.

Application filed April 11, 1912, Serial No. 690,135. Renewed February3, 1917. Serial No. 146,866.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM G. THOMP- sox,a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county ofDenver, State of Colorado, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Burial-Caskets, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates particularly to the construction of the type ofcasket known as couch caskets. The object of this invention is toprovide a burial casket more attractive in appearance, convenient in useand economical of manufacture than those heretofore employed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which form a part of thisspecification,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal front elevation view of my improved burialcasket.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation illustrating the manner in which the casketlid is connected with the casket, the lid being shown in partly raisedposition.

Fig. 3 is a similar end elevation showing the lid fully opened.

Figs. rand 5 illustrate a difierent design of couch casket and lid, theopen side of the casket being cut low, the lid being shown in partlyraised and fully opened positions.

In these drawings the numeral 1 represents the casket proper, and 2 thelid or cover. A segment 4 of the front, and segments 3 of both ends ofthe casket are suitably connected together, and pivoted as by means ofthe hinges 5 to the adjacent portions of the ends of the casket, in suchmanner that when in closed position th connected, hinged members 3, 4form a segmental front and ends of the casket and support the adjacentportions of the lid. Upon the segmental front at is pivoted the lid 2,as by the hinges 6. The lid may be provided with any unsuitable latch orfastening 7.

It is apparent that by the arrangement shown the lid of the casket maybe folded out of view at the back of the casket, and that the segmentalfront and ends when thrown back to raised or open position constitute anupper vertical extension of the rear side of the casket. It is thecustom to provide an ornamental lining or finish within the casket. Inthe type of couch casket now most commonly in use the lid being hingedupon the back is raised to an approximately vertical position andsupported in that position when the casket is open. The inner side ofthe lid comprising a considerable area must therefore be richly trimmedor finished as it is wholly in view. With the disappearing lid which Iemploy it is only necessary to provide a neat and moon spicuous liningfor the lid, the cost of manufacture being thus materially decreased.The appearance of a casket constructed in accordance with my inventionis greatly enhanced and various modifications of design are readilyadaptable to the principle disclosed. The segmental front and ends maybe of any width desired or of any design, it being apparent that theresult is attained by use of a doubly pivoted connection whereby thefront of the lid is hinged upon the box portion of the casket in theupper horizontal plane thereof, approximately midway of the ends. I donot, therefore, wish to limit myself to the particular designs employedto illustrate my invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A burial casket comprising a box, including a segmental side memberpivotally supported from the middle points of the upper edge of the endsof said box, and a lid hinged to said segmental side member upon theedge which is uppermost when the box is closed.

2. A burial casket comprising a box having two members with endspivotally connected in approximately the uppermost horizontal andcentral vertical longitudinal planes of said box, and a lid pivoted uponthe lesser member of said box.

WILLIAM G. THOMPSON.

SAMUEL H. CRosBY, WILLIAM C. DANKS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

